Lee Min-ho’s best friends – why Woo Do-hwan, Kim Hee-chul, Jung Il-woo and Lee Jung-jae are besties with The King: Eternal Monarch star

Jun 19 , 2020

Lee Min-ho has got a lot of famous friends – but who does he love the most? Photo: Instagram

He jokes on set with Woo Do-hwan, loves playing League of Legends e-sports against Kim Hee-chul, was schoolmates with Jung Il-woo and received a coffee truck from veteran film actor Lee Jung-jae – but who is regal K-drama heartthrob Lee Min-ho’s BFF?

It's been 14 years since Lee Min-ho’s acting debut. On May 10, he thanked fans with a sweet message (plus a few lines of poetry) posted on his social media. Lee became a household name after starring in the hit 2009 series, Boys Over Flowers. Since then, he has led a handful of dramas and movies including City Hunter, Legend of the Blue Sea and Bounty Hunters.

After fulfilling his mandatory military service, he made a comeback in April in the Netflix series The King: Eternal Monarch. Since his debut and throughout his career, it wasn’t only fans who showed their love and support for Lee. He has also kept in touch with various friends in the industry – here’s Lee’s most notable celebrity besties.

Woo Do-hwan

In The King, Woo plays Lee’s closest friend, lead bodyguard and “Unbreakable Sword”. The two have shown undeniable chemistry with their bromance-filled scenes, and fans have been amused by Lee’s interactions with Woo’s parallel characters.

It seems like the pair have also become bros off screen and on set, as Woo lightheartedly trolls the posts of his “king”. One of Woo’s comments on Lee’s post eating ice cream even received more than 30,000 likes. Woo asked Lee to put down the ice cream so he can taste it first and make sure it’s safe to eat (similar to how it’s done for Lee’s character in The King). Cute.

Kim Hee-chul

When he’s not busy filming or exploring gorgeous natural sights, Lee loves playing video games. He even said that if he wasn’t an actor he’d be a pro gamer. He has achieved one of the highest ranks as a League of Legends e-sports player.

One of Lee’s virtual rivals is Super Junior’s Kim Hee-chul – another avid gamer. In an episode of the talk show Radio Star, Kim revealed that he fights a lot with Lee whenever they play.

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Lee Jung-jae